“Se guardo indietro, vedo il futuro.” Looking back, we see the future. When I first interviewed owner and winemaker Giampaolo Tabarrini we discussed this very quote. One can easily discern the appreciation for family history, for tradition, for authenticity that…
Continue reading~ Iconic Purveyor of Prime Meats in lower Manhattan ~ It started with a simple invitation to the Vias Portfolio Tasting; an event serendipitously located on the lower west side of Manhattan. I’ll be penning an article in short order…
Continue reading~ Lake Trasimeno from the Fortezza at Castiglione del Lago ~ Castiglione del Lago is a charming hill town that sits on a promontory which juts into the southwest corner of Lake Trasimeno. It is hard to imagine a hill…
Continue reading“The respect of the Chianti tradition over the generations” In 1870, humble Tuscan sharecroppers Emilio and Tranquillo Losi were dutifully tending the adjacent Fontino and Querciavalle farms that would become the Querciavalle estate. At the time, the adjoining farms were…
Continue reading~ Abbey near Montalcino ~(image courtesy of Jenny Cuddihy) Gianni Brunelli made his mark on the Tuscan landscape by establishing Osteria Le Logge, which has become one of the best restaurants in Siena. In 1987, he acquired the Le Chiuse estate…
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